Minor in Ethnic Studies

The Minor in Ethnic Studies provides an opportunity for students to take a group of courses that address the impact of race, culture, class, gender, and sexuality in shaping institutions, social relations, and identities.

Regardless of the main area of students’ academic focus and career aspirations, a minor in Ethnic Studies will be advantageous as employers and organizations increasingly look for individuals capable of communicating across difference and addressing issues of equity and justice.

The minor is open to any student in any major or minor. Please visit the department website for more information.

To add this minor, you can either call the College of Liberal Arts Academic Advising Center at 970-491-3117 or or send an email to cla_advising@colostate.edu.

More information is available at https://advising.libarts.colostate.edu. 

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of the program of study, students will:

1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of key concepts shaping racial and ethnic formations and structures.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of the social histories and cultural experiences of racial and ethnic groups.
3. Select and model respectful engagement with diverse populations.
4. Apply an understanding of the value of social consciousness and personal responsibility.
5. Develop critical thinking, writing, and reading skills to their intellectual and personal pursuits.

Effective Spring 2024

Students must satisfactorily complete the total credits required for the minor. Minors and interdisciplinary minors require 12 or more upper-division (300- to 400-level) credits.

Additional coursework may be required due to prerequisites.

Students in the Ethnic Studies minor must earn a minimum grade of C (2.000) for all Ethnic Studies courses required for the minor.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
ETST 100	Introduction to Ethnic Studies (GT-SS3)	3
ETST 305	Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in the U.S.	3
Select one course from each of the following categories: 1
Critical Histories in Ethnic Studies:		3
ETST 250/HIST 250	African American History (GT-HI1)
ETST 252/HIST 252	Asian American History (GT-HI1)
ETST 253	Chicanx History and Culture (GT-HI1)
ETST 255/HIST 255	Native American History (GT-HI1)
Creative Expressions and Social Change:		3
ETST 234/E 234	Introduction to Native American Literature
ETST 239/E 239	Introduction to Chicano Literature
ETST 240	Introduction to Indigenous Studies (GT-AH2)
ETST 242	African American Creative Expression (GT-AH1)
ETST 310	African American Studies
ETST 320	Ethnicity and Film--Asian-American Experience
ETST 354	Black Cinema and Media
ETST 373	Gynaehorror--Horror Films, Race, Female Body
ETST 410	Advanced Topics in African American Studies
ETST 413	Queer Creative Expressions
ETST 430	Latinx Creative Expression
ETST 438/E 438	Native American Literature
Intersectionality and Coalitional Politics:		3
ETST 201	Introduction to Queer Studies
ETST 254	La Chicana in Society
ETST 270	Introduction to Critical Disability Studies
ETST 300	Queer Studies and Women of Color
ETST 342	Queer Indigenous Studies
ETST 352/SOWK 352	Indigenous Women, Children, and Tribes
ETST 362/WS 362	Indigenous Consciousness and Gender
ETST 411	Black Feminism(s)
ETST 420	Disability, Race, Gender in the Environment
Community Organizing and Institutional Change:		3
ETST 256	Border Crossings--People/Politics/Culture (GT-SS3)
ETST 260	Contemporary Indigenous Issues
ETST 324	Asian-Pacific Americans and the Law
ETST 330	African American Resistance and Self-Creation
ETST 332	Contemporary Chicanx Issues
ETST 364/HIST 364	Asian American Social Movements, 1945-Present
ETST 365	Global Environmental Justice Movements
ETST 404	Race Formation in the United States
ETST 414/ANTH 414	Development in Indian Country
ETST 444/SOC 444	Federal Indian Law and Policy
SPMT 314	Inclusive Sport Organizations
Global Race, Power, & Resistance:		3
ETST 257	Critical Understanding of Antisemitism
ETST 261	Latinx Populations in the U.S.
ETST 322A/WS 322A	Study Abroad--Ghana: Youth Development, Transnational Perspectives
ETST 370	Caribbean Identities
ETST 371	The Modern Caribbean
ETST 441	Indigenous Knowledges
Program Total Credits:		21

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Select a minimum of 9 upper-division credits (300-400 level).